Dundee Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Qibla Details for Dundee
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dundee?
The Qibla direction from Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa is 11.6° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Dundee should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Dundee from Mecca?
The distance from Dundee to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,616 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Dundee?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Dundee, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Dundee?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Dundee is 11.6° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 10.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 11.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Dundee
The Qibla direction from Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa is 11.6° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,616 km (3,490 miles) away. Geographically, Dundee sits to the south of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-northeast.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Dundee, this means facing north-northeast (11.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Dundee
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (11.6°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 10.6° from Dundee. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 11.6°.
Using a compass in Dundee
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Dundee. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 11.6° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.